Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 326 It's over!
It seemed that he didn't get Yang Menglong drunk. Father Robben was a little frustrated, but he still got the right to preach in Nanyang, so he was satisfied.The priest who had harvested took out the drawing of the four-wheeled carriage and handed it to Yang Menglong, and gave him all kinds of pointers: "The advantage of the four-wheeled carriage is that it can carry heavier goods and reduce the burden on the horses. A horse-drawn two-wheeled carriage can only carry 1000 to [-] pounds of goods in one cart, while a four-wheeled carriage can hold [-] pounds of goods at one time! The most important points of this four-wheeled carriage are, first It is the steering mechanism, which is not complicated, as long as you understand the tricks, you can make it quickly; the second is the shock absorption system... The spring steel you produce is very good in performance and can fully meet the needs; and this Wheels, it's better to wrap a layer of iron on the outside, it's stronger and more durable..."

Yang Menglong pinched his chin and asked, "If the wooden spokes are replaced with steel ones, will they be stronger?"

Father Robben said: "Of course it would be stronger if it were replaced with steel, but...it would be too luxurious!"

Yang Menglong curled his lips, steel is not a valuable thing at all to him, what a waste!

After some pondering, Yang Menglong came to the conclusion that after strengthening the body structure, it would not be a problem for this four-wheeled carriage to carry a ton of goods, and it could be pulled completely by a camel. Hehe, this stuff is really useful!But in this way, the demand for horses will rise sharply, so I have to find a way to get more horses back!He didn't say anything, and didn't care that it was snowing, he dragged Father Robben to the carriage factory!He wanted to get the four-wheeled carriage out as soon as possible so that it could be put to good use, but he forgot the most important thing...

Just when this bastard was gearing up to start a new round of tossing, Tang Shisun Zhu Yujian and Fang Yizhi also rushed to Wuyang.

Zhu Yujian looked at the flat and solid avenue and the canal made of cement. He was amazed and said that it was so fresh. He had never seen such a novel thing in his whole life!In fact, this son of the vassal king is also quite pitiful. He was born in 1602 and is the eldest grandson of King Duan. His father was framed by his uncle and then imprisoned in the Chengfeng Department. He was also sent in to accompany his father when he was only three years old. In prison, in prison, his father was poisoned to death by his uncle, which happened in the second year of Chongzhen.Also in this year, his grandfather also died, and he was released as the grandson of Tang Dynasty. Finally, he no longer needs to be imprisoned.According to the original history, this grandson of the Tang Dynasty will succeed the king of Tang in the fifth year of Chongzhen. He led the army to the north when Jin Pobian was in trouble after the ninth year of Chongzhen. was tortured to death.This level lasted for eight full years. Eight years later, the peasant army broke through Beijing, Chongzhen hanged himself in Meishan, and the Ming Dynasty fell. He was released by the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty. He formed his own small court in Fuzhou, continued to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and served as emperor for a year and a half. Then he was defeated and captured, and died of hunger strike.Generally speaking, he is considered to be the most courageous one among the dozens of vassal kings in the late Ming Dynasty. Historians commented on him as "self-professed and frugal, good at official affairs, fond of reading, and good at being a chivalrous man." In a peaceful and prosperous age, he might be To become a wise king, he was born in a troubled world with many constraints. In his short 45 years of life, nearly 30 years were spent in prison cells, which is embarrassing.However, Tang Shisun is still ignorant of the fate he is about to face. He is 30 years old, and he is as curious as a deer. Everything feels fresh when you let it out.

Then this Tang Shisun’s exclamation accompanied the whole journey, making Fang Yizhi, who was in the same car, roll his eyes: You are really rare and strange, you are already 30 years old, can you be more stable!

The Qianhu House in Wuyang had already been decorated with lights and festoons, and the cement-paved streets were crowded with guests and traffic. Everyone had festive smiles on their faces, and the wine tables were lined up from the gate of the Yang Mansion to the intersection.Zhu Yujian was surprised to see that besides military households, merchants, and squires, there were many county magistrates among the guests who came to the wedding. No, it was probably the first time that he brought his family members here with a smile on his face to attend the wedding of a guard commander.Fang Yizhi said with a smile: "The descendants don't know anything. In the past two years, Commander Yang has reclaimed wasteland, set up workshops, and managed Wuyang County to be prosperous. Zhang Tong, the magistrate of Wuyang County, said that since Lord Yang came, he has not I have worried about the annual tax, which makes the magistrates of the thirteen counties in Nanyang very envious, and they all want to please him and ask him to help manage their jurisdiction well, so that they can feel more at ease."

Zhu Yujian looked at the shop full of customers and the newly built houses on both sides of the street, and nodded: "In this way, he is entitled to the unanimous support of Nanyang officials. Master Fang, please!"

"My son please!"

The two got out of the carriage and walked towards the Yang Mansion.Surprisingly, no one came to greet him. The servants of the Yang Mansion were scurrying back and forth like headless flies, coming in and out, and no one even accepted the congratulatory gifts.Fang Yizhi was greatly surprised. He stopped an old servant who happened to be walking towards him and asked, "What happened? We are almost here, why is it still in chaos?"

The old servant smiled wryly: "It's hard to describe! My lord, let me tell you the truth, Commander Yang is gone!"

Fang Yizhi's eyes widened: "Disappeared!? When did you disappear?"

The old servant said: "Yesterday! Yesterday he rode out and said he wanted to go for a walk to relax. He hasn't come back until now. He sent people to search everywhere but couldn't find it. Everyone is going crazy!"

Zhu Yujian couldn't believe his ears: "What? It's about to worship, but the groom is gone!?"

The old servant was about to cry: "Isn't that right, everyone is going crazy, everyone let out their hands and searched everywhere they could, but they couldn't even find his shadow!"

One of Fang Yi stomped his feet and shouted: "The big wedding is coming, but there is no sign of it. This bastard is too shameful! No, we must find him quickly, otherwise this wedding will turn into a farce!" Said to several followers: "You are familiar with the situation here, go and help find it together!"

The group of attendants originally planned to follow Fang Yizhi to have a wedding banquet, but they didn't expect that before the wedding banquet, they would have such an unlucky job of finding someone first.With the realization that they owed money to Yang Menglong in their previous life, they followed the servants of the Yang family and started looking for people throughout the guard.Coincidentally, at this moment, Zhang Tong brought a group of yamen servants and directed them to turn over people all over the world. The county magistrate was a little frustrated!Such a big commotion, of course, could not be hidden from the guests who came to drink the wedding wine, more and more people joined the ranks of looking for someone, and the guard was very lively!
Zhu Yujian was not familiar with the place of life, so he didn't join the ranks of looking for someone, but just watched everyone digging three feet to find the super unreliable groom officer, and kept laughing: "Okay... what a lively wedding, what a lively wedding! wedding!"

Fang Yizhi had nothing but a wry smile.Originally, he planned to try to facilitate the good things between his adopted daughter and Yang Menglong, but now it seems that he has to be more cautious!

The entire guardhouse was messed up because of him, but the culprit was unaware of it.This guy is now staying in one of the largest carriage workshops in Nanyang, and together with Father Robben, he directs the workers to produce a four-wheeled carriage according to the blueprint.This carriage workshop was established last year. Yang Menglong owns [-]% of the shares. The factory covers an area of ​​one mu and has hundreds of workers.After a night of hard work, the body of this horse-power vehicle has basically taken shape. The wheels are ready-made, but there is an extra layer of tinplate, and the steel spokes have not yet been made. Let’s replace them with wooden ones for the time being. Such a carriage squeezes , seating ten people is not a problem.Yang Menglong said vigorously: "You have to figure out a way to understand the technology here, and build a stronger and bigger carriage as soon as possible!"

The workshop owner's eyes were bloodshot, and he yawned: "My lord, I don't understand why you insist on building this four-wheeled carriage? Isn't a two-wheeled carriage very good?"

Yang Menglong chuckled: "Don't you understand? The four-wheeled carriage pulls a lot, so it can run steadily! Think about it, in the future, the whole of Nanyang will be built with concrete roads, and these four-wheeled carriages will pull two to three thousand kilograms of goods across the state and across counties. What a wonderful thing! Wouldn’t it be very convenient to use a two-wheeled carriage to transport several carts of goods in one cart? Besides, we can also use a four-wheeled carriage for passenger transportation. Isn’t it very profitable to pull ten people in a four-wheeled carriage, send them to Nanyang, and then charge the toll?”

The owner of the workshop said: "It sounds reasonable... But, can it really pull so many goods?"

Yang Menglong said: "I dare not say too much, two thousand catties will definitely be fine..."

At this time, a dense burst of firecrackers came, interrupting Yang Menglong's words.Yang Menglong grumbled: "Which wicked guy is setting off firecrackers all over the place? It's so annoying. It seems that I have to introduce a rule that it is forbidden to set off firecrackers casually!"

Father Robben, who never took his eyes off the drawing, thought it was true: "That's right, this kind of sound is really annoying, especially when you are thinking, it will make you crazy!"

Yang Menglong said: "Leave it alone, let's continue!"

The owner of the workshop obviously didn't intend to continue: "My lord, have you forgotten a big event?"

Yang Menglong said: "Damn, I remember clearly what to do and what not to do!"

The owner of the workshop said: "You must have forgotten what day it is!"

Yang Menglong said: "No, today is the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and I'm getting married today! Look, how clearly I remember!" He showed a smug smile, quite proud of his superhuman memory.It's just that the smile didn't fully bloom, it froze completely, and he stammered and asked, "Today... what day is today?"

The owner of the workshop said: "The 29th of the twelfth lunar month, your wedding date, I also received the invitation card." He took out the vermilion invitation card and shook it at Yang Menglong, expressing that he did not lie.

Yang Menglong's face turned pale, he screamed, and rushed out like his butt was on fire!It's over, I forgot such an important thing, this time I'm dead...

(End of this chapter)